The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-23
STATE NEWS.

needed III Portland. IN MaSSaChu'
sets there are 81 associations, and they
are paying an average of eight PER cent
per annum.
+ +. Packard, one of the pioneer
shoe manufacturers of Auburn. died re-
Gently at his residence in that city. May
LIST. 1912. Mr.. Packard formed partner.
ship with Jacob IL. Roak and Samuel
Pickard and begun at Auburn the manu-
facture of footwear in a shop forty feet
square and two and half stories high.
This was the only factory In Auburn at
the time, except the shop Of Muuroe 4
Company at West Auburn.
The Bath Board of Trade are eudeay-
oring to push the scheme for establishing
at that place plant for the building of
iron vessels. II is confidently asserted by
some of the promoters that before spring
an iron ship will be under construction in
n Bath yard.
Congressman Dingley is authority for
the statement that, during the past fiscal
year, eleven states have paid an average
of 100000 each (Sll 900 900 in all) as
their share of one tax-the compulsory
pilotage tax-"for services not render
ed :" These are the words aud figures,
and In order to right this great wrong
he recommends that bill be passed con
stituting masters of coastwise vessels
their own pilots, and abolishing the pay
ment of fees by tug and coastwise YES
sells to state pilots
Hon. L. II. Campbell, Deputy Commits
sioner of Labor said to a repor ter that be
had been engaged for the past fortnight
in looking up the facts relating to the
various unions and associations in this
State and the condition or affairs among
our fishing population. He says he does
not see how a good deal of suffering
among them can be avoided this winter.
The fisherman are in worse condition
to-day than they have been for number
of years, for the reason that they have
had two bad seasons in SUGGEST on. He
found number of persons who hadn't
made So in the whole season The re-
suit must bring about great suffering and
desttution. The fishermen along the
coast as general thing marry young and
nearly all have families
The Hon. w. II. Clioffrd thinks the
Hon. Simon S. Brown has given the
Democrats of Maine an efficient organi-
cation. For the capture of third elias $
post Offices he undoubtedly effectively or
ganzed them, ard under his leadership a
very successful campaign was made for
that class of spells. But for carrying
elections Mr.. Brown and his org aniza-
ton have proved miserable failures, as
the Hon w. IL. Clifford has good reason
to know.-P0rtlahm Press
The amount of lumber manufactured
on the kennebec his season exceeds that
of any year in the memory of man. 1t
has been a rushing season all along the
line and prices have been very sa tisfactory
says the Kennebec Journal.
The Comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National Bank of
Ellsworth, Me-, to begin business with IA
capital of $50, 900.
Edward Owens, employed for many
years on the planning machine at Muir
chie's mill, Midtown, caught the sleeve
of his coat on the rollers of the planer,
Saturday morning, and his left arm was
drawn in, crushing it to the shoulder be-
fore the machine was stopped. The arm
was amputated and the surgeons think he
will recover.
Friday evening Prof. G.. b. Files of Au-
gusta, delivered his lee ure on Loyalty
to Conviction at the Institute Chapel.
1t was discourse which held the closest
attention of the audience throughout,
says the Pittsticld Advertiser
The Belcher will case is finally settled
the contestants having decided to proceed
no further in opposition to the probate
of the will, The Cumberland S J. court
adjourned Wednesday,
The Dominion and Allen line of steam
n. Ia. al n, ORR fb.ip " or
port in short time. Only two steamers
of each line will come here this season.
The reason for leaving Portland is that
they cannot make advantageous terms
with the Grand Trunk.
Ex-Postnaster General King retaliates
ON eX-Vice President lIamlin. IIamlin
said that King made him eat printer ink
when he was boy, Gen. King now tells
the oxford Democrat that llamlin used to
steal watermelouS.
An Augusta despatch says that from
present appearances the vigorous efforts
of Governor Bodwell to enforce the pro-
hibitory law will have but little effect up.
on the Third party in Maine, and its mem
bers will continue to maintain their party
organization Union Advocate.
WHY should Gov Bodwells vigorous
efforts to enforce the temperance laws
have any effect upon the Third party
Isn't that organization an annex to the
Democratic party? And isn't the Demo
cratic party opposed to Prohibition
Portland Express.
The Kenncbec Journal says that tn
law passed by the last legislature, re
quiring children under fifteen years of
aye employed in the mills to attent
school during portion of the year, ha'
resulted in general thinning out OF
children in the mills.
1t is announced that Mr. X. J. Knowl.
ton has become the possessor of snug
little sum of money through his father,
Hon. John c. Knowlton is young man
who has pluck enough to fit himself 70
college at Coburn Classical Institute ant
at the same time to pay his way b,
teaching penmanShip in all the town
schools There is not harder workin.
man in Waterville and his friends vii
rejoice to hear of his good fortune.
The republicans in the Senate are sale
to have an innexibe rule which may op
crate harshly against Secretary Lamar il
case of his appointment rs Il judge o
the supreme court. This unwritten Law
is to the effect that no man who ha
violated his oath and taken up arm
against the United States shall sit as
member of it. highest judicial tribunal
at least with the concurrence of REP
| ub!ican senate. So it may not be Justic
Lamar after all This is bad for the GU
| tured Mssssippan, and yet it is wis
| occasionally to remind the county that a
oath-bound official obligation is not CT